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Bob Seely said he suspected Islanders were not interested in what happened at Westminster. News OnTheWight readers seemingly strongly disagreed. Here are a selection of what they said
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‘I strongly suspect much of what has passed for news from Parliament recently matters little to most Islanders’ claims MP
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Vix Lowthion explains why the so called £200 rebate on energy bills announced by the Government last week will end up seeing many Islanders out of pocket
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In Parliament yesterday, Rishi Sunak clarified the position on £150 council tax rebates for second and empty homes, following the Isle of Wight MP’s question
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Isle of Wight politicians call out the Government's plans to 'level up' education as rolling education back towards the 1950s, adding that we'll simply see more academisation and elitism
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This reader asks whether the Met Police are colluding with the Prime Minister?
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The idea of the Forum is to provide an opportunity for island communities across the UK to share experiences and learn from their success to overcome challenges
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The Isle of Wight has been named as one of 55 areas around the country that will receive targeted support to improve education standards, say the Department for Education
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Here are the questions News OnTheWight asked Bob Seely, but that he avoided answering, plus comment on the Sue Gray report from IW politicians
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Around 10,000 women on the Isle of Wight who were born in the 1950s have been affected by the changes to the State Pension Age, so should welcome this report from the All Party Parliamentary Group
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The Westminster Hall debate got heated for a few minutes yesterday after the SNP Shadow Spokesperson, Brendan O’Hara, referred to far-right libertarian Tories whilst gesturing towards Bob Seely
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Isle of Wight MP highly critical of some Covid modelling in Westminster debate – Not everyone agreed
The debate called into question the Covid-19 modelling, which he said was “getting to be a national scandal”, claiming parts of the media were responsible for a “tsunami of hysteria and fear” - News OnTheWight summarises both sides of the debate
